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Melbourne: Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni were among the four Indian cricketers who found a place in former Australia captain Ian Chappell`s `2010 World XI`, which did not feature a single Aussie. Dashing opener Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan were the other two Indians in the XI, which features […]

Sydney: Usman Khawaja’s initial eight balls in international cricket provided some of the rare flourishes on Monday in the fifth Ashes Test before he was out for 37 on the last ball of a gloomy, rain-shortened opening day when Australia’s batsmen struggled again to get on top of England. With no chance of regaining the […]

Cape Town: South Africa were in a strong position by reaching 232 for four on the first day on bowling-friendly conditions against India in the third Test but ill-afford to lower their guards, batsman Hashim Amla said today. "Losing four wicket is never a good thing. But with a little juice in the wicket and […]

Cape Town: A poor shot from in-form Hashim Amla off S Sreesanth`s bowling helped India get back the momentum as the hosts were 125 for three at tea, after being put into bat, in the third and final Test at Newlands on Sunday. A 72-run third wicket partnership between Amla (59, 80 balls, 9×4, 1×6) […]

Chennai: None of the Indian contestants could make the main draw of the Chennai Open from the qualifying event as the remaining three players crashed out after losing their second round matches here on Sunday. While Vishnu Vardhan and Karanuday Singh fought well before losing, Rupesh Roy hardly troubled his opponent. Vardhan, who won mixed […]

Cape Town: Rain has stopped play on the first day of the third and final cricket Test between India and South Africa here on Sunday. South Africa, after being put into bat by India, were 21 for one in nine overs when the downpour started. Proteas skipper Graeme Smith was the lone batsman to be […]

Cape Town: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl against South Africa in the third and final cricket Test here today. Opener Gautam Gambhir recovered from a hand injury to return to the Indian XI, replacing Murali Vijay. The series is locked 1-1. Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Gautam […]

Chennai: An all-Indian encounter is in the offing with the posibbility of country`s two best players, Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna facing each other in the second round of the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament if they clear their first hurdle starting here on January 3. According to the draw announced here today, Somdev, […]

Cape Town: Temperamental paceman S Sreesanth was on Saturday rebuked by his own captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his verbal spat with rival captain Graeme Smith, who accused the Indian speedster of crossing the line by "bringing in family and personal things". While Dhoni said that Sreesanth should learn to control himself and not cross […]

Cape Town: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni reckons that the dressing room atmosphere of this current Indian team has been "the best" during his five years in international cricket. "It`s the best dressing room atmosphere, I have felt in the last five years that I have played international cricket. Most of the guys have achieved […]

Cape Town: South African captain Graeme Smith urged his batsmen to pull up their socks ahead of the crucial third and final Test match against India which will start at the Newlands, here from Sunday. "Look, we were poor in Durban as a batting unit. We have had some good honest chats about that. As […]

London: England pacer James Anderson has revealed that he learnt a few tricks of how to keep batsmen guessing which way the ball will swing from Indian strike bowler Zaheer Khan which helped him transformed into a lethal bowler in the last few years. Anderson, who played a big role in England retaining the Ashes, […]

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that Shahid Afridi`s leadership in the ongoing New Zealand tour has not been up to the mark and the players were also not performing to their abilities. Akram told a television channel that Pakistan lost the Twenty20 series in New Zealand because the players were not playing as […]

London: Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh finds himself in a rather unflattering list with a British newspaper naming him as one of the ‘top 10 sporting egos’ of recent times. Yuvraj, who has failed to find a place in India’s Test squad for some time, was described as a talented cricketer whose ego has been inflated […]

London: Former captain Kevin Pietersen had wanted Australian spin legend Shane Warne as coach of England after the sacking of Peter Moores in 2009 but ECB scuppered his plans after finding that the players were against it, a report said on Saturday. One of the sharpest brains in world cricket, Warne`s appointment would have plugged […]